by Steve Huey
David Coverdale built Whitesnake's commercial breakthrough on a collection of loud, polished hard rockers, plus the band's best set of pop hooks. The Led Zeppelin-ish &Still of the Night& offered headbanger appeal, but it was the big chorus of &Here I Go Again& -- one of the very small number of non-power ballad '80s hard rock singles to actually top the pop charts -- and the quiet ballad &Is This Love& that really sold the album in spades. The rest of the album generally holds interest as well, and it's easily the band's best.